Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Arthropod Samples in April 2013

Swallow Bug (Cimicidae)

Scientific Name: Oeciacus vicarius

swallow bug

swallow bug

Photo(s): Ryan Davis, Joel Smith Utah State University;

Type: Biting

Situation: Swallows, Swallow nests, bats

County: Summit

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University Extension


Cedar tree Borer (Cerambycidae)

Scientific Name: Semanotus sp.

cedar tree borer

cedar tree borer

cedar tree borer

Photo(s): Randy Cyr, Greentree, Bugwood.org; Samuel Abbott, Utah State University; Gerald Lenhard, Louisiana State University, Bugwood.org; Bob Oakes, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Type: Wood boring tree pest

Situation: In firewood

County: Nevada

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University


Sycamore Scale (Margarodidae)

Scientific Name: Stomacoccus platani

sycamore scale

Photo(s): United States National Collection of Scale Insects Photographs Archive, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org

Type: Piercing/Sucking pest

Situation: On Sycamore

County: Utah

Fact Sheets: None


European Paper Wasp (Vespidae)

Scientific Name: Polistes dominula

paper wasp

paper wasp

paper wasp

Photo(s): David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

Type: Stinging

Situation: Found inhabiting a cabin

County: Davis

Fact Sheets: Penn State University; Colorado State University


False Black Widow (Theridiidae)

Scientific Name: Steatoda sp.

false black widow

false black widow

false black widow

false black widow

Photo(s): Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org

Type: Beneficial spider

Situation: Found near a home

County: Grand

Fact Sheets: Penn State University; Utah State University


Indian Meal Moth (Pyralidae)

Scientific Name: Plodia interpunctella

indian meal moth

indian meal moth

indian meal moth

Photo(s): Clemson University, USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org;

Type: Stored food products pests

Situation: In home

County: Salt Lake, Cache

Fact Sheets: Utah State University


Hacklemesh Weaver (Amaurobiidae)

Scientific Name: Callobius sp.

hacklemesh weaver

Photo(s): Gary Alpert, Harvard University, Bugwood.org;

Type: Not medically significant (poisonous)

Situation: Found in home

County: Cache

Fact Sheets:Penn State University

*Links on the page are not intended as authoritative sources of management information. Established links allow users to view pictures of pests and find general biology and control information; for Utah-specific control recommendations please contact the Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab @ 435-797-2435. Pictures above are not always the exact species identified, but are representative photos of submitted samples.